Dryden's

Dryden

1) Yes i find different between both according to Aristotle's definition of tragedy here imitation means a creative process, action means arrangement of event done by the agents, serious is the aim that is why tragedy happens, complete means it carries beginning-middle-end, magnitude reveals the concept of beauty, embellished language shows the profuse use of figure of speeches, certain parts are plot, character, thought, diction, song and spectacles Aristotle definition ends with a word "catharsis". Then Dryden's definition of play ought to be a 'just' and 'lively' in his definition. The other way we can say that Dryden's definition ends with 'delight' and 'instruction' of mankind.


2)According to me both are equal valuable in literature. Because ancient is better in observation of nature and now a days modern is getting from new ideas and new way in literature. So I can't take side of any one.so I preferred both.

3)Yes, the arguments in favor of french plays and against English are apt. Lisideus argues that English tragicomedy is very absurd but its not true. In English plays they are very lively by nature and also it has plots and subplots which French drama don't have. As per Neander's argues that French drama are like lifeless and they does not have a subplots like English drama have.





4) In this video we can understanding about the superiority of ancient dramas and modern dramas. Dryden makes Eugenius put in an argument which comes to be a defense of Elizabethans. Eugenius does not mean that to be in particularly of the Elizabethan in trying to save the native practice and Eugenius isn't blind to the good things in Elizabethans. He says that the Modern have been following them but by this modern he is saying about including the Elizabethans as well as neo-classical Augustan. So he is walking in a position where he's holding a brief for the English dramatists and he is justifying imagination and love scenes he refers to Shakespeare and Fletcher and than says our dramas are better because the same person can roam between tragedy and comedy.